Rob Pattinson: My Female Costars Aren't "Flimsy Floozies"

During a live interview with MTV News Friday, the 24-year-old Brit -- who plays ReeseWitherspoon's love interest in this April's Water for Elephants -- joked that he chooses his costars based mostly on appearance.

Despite the actress' combinations of beauty and brains, Pattinson still feels a tad uncomfortable while shooting love scenes.

"The love scene in this, I was doing it when I had a really bad cold," Pattinson explained of his steamy encounter with Witherspoon, 34, in Water for Elephants. "My nose was running all over the place...and Reese had this wig on, and literally, I was wiping my nose on her wig."